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• House prices on the increase, but so too are the questions marks over the housing market

  The big news is that for the first time in two years more surveyors in Britain said prices rose than said they fell, according to the latest RICS housing market survey. The big question is whether this is the start of a continuous and sustained recovery... Posted Sep 15 2009, 12:54 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, RICS, housing market, unemployment, economy, Item Club

• Meanwhile, ITEM Club says recent house price rise is a false dawn

  Today the Item Club released a special report on house prices that suggests a further fall in the first half of next year. It sees the recent rise as a false dawn and says it will be another five years before prices get close to the peak they reached... Posted Sep 14 2009, 10:44 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house prices, unemployment, Item Club

• Chancellor provides optimism in the gloom...and that's what's worrying

  The direct measures aimed at construction-related activities and businesses in the 2009 Budget will be welcomed in some quarters, mainly among the house builders. Though I am not so sure I would go with the instant view from the surveyors' body RICS... Posted Apr 22 2009, 03:41 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: RICS, housing market, construction industry, risk, Alistair Darling, economy, forecasts, Item Club, construction, Budget

• Recovery soon for construction?

  The torrent of economic good news gushing from economists and think tanks is almost overwhelming. Hell's teeth it is a boost to confidence. But does this mean that the recovery is in sight for construction? Read More... Posted Apr 20 2009, 02:45 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction industry, Alistair Darling, economy, Bank of England, GDP, CEBR, Item Club, David Miles, Chancellor